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>>reporter: 2 of the 3 judges on the u.s. circuit court of appeals panel are from san probably already familiar with the disputed voting system. since 2004 the rank choice system has allowed san francisco voters to pick the top 3 choices in a race. if no candidate collects majority of first place ballot, the person who comes in last is eliminated. and those who chose that candidate have the vote transferred to the second choice or third until someone wins. recent poll found voter confusion but steven hill the architect of the system says other survey indicate voter understand. >> that doesn't mean necessarily they could sit down and count the ballot for you. but they understand what they have to do as voters. that is to rank 1, 2, 3 and they feel comfortable doing that. >>reporter: ron is lead plaintiff trying to undo rank choice. he was unsuccessful candidate for supervisor in 2006. >> i believe it is not a constitutional system because vote versus no ability to be able to say who the final 3 candidates are. >> what they are
>>reporter: 2 of the 3 judges on the u.s. circuit court of appeals panel are from san probably already familiar with the disputed voting system. since 2004 the rank choice system has allowed san francisco voters to pick the top 3 choices in a race. if no candidate collects majority of first place ballot, the person who comes in last is eliminated. and those who chose that candidate have the vote transferred to the second choice or third until someone wins. recent poll found voter...
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today president obama pledged u.s. support. >> i want to reiterate america's support for the people of japan. approximately who are some of our closest friends and allies. and i said directly to the prime minister of japan, prime minister cohn the united states will continue to offer any assistance we can as japan recovers from multiple disasters. we will stand with the people of japan and difficult days ahead. >>reporter: the death toll from the tsunami continues to rise. now at 2800 but it is expected to rise perhaps by thousands. >> japan nuclear plant crisis is threatening the development of nuclear power around the globe. germany put off plans to extend the life of the nuclear facility and switzerland holding off on new plant there. mark tonight has the question an concerns about nuclear power in this country. >>reporter: earthquake in japan has thrust up the old debate over nuclear power. >> just political and economic reality is that it is bad news. >>reporter: head of uc berkeley energy resource group says nucl
today president obama pledged u.s. support. >> i want to reiterate america's support for the people of japan. approximately who are some of our closest friends and allies. and i said directly to the prime minister of japan, prime minister cohn the united states will continue to offer any assistance we can as japan recovers from multiple disasters. we will stand with the people of japan and difficult days ahead. >>reporter: the death toll from the tsunami continues to rise. now at...
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now the u.s. navy is racing to the rescuexd about to return and u.s. is flying in 5 giant pump from the navy base and deliver enormous amounts of water after helicopters sprayed water to no avail. martha tonight with the latest on this disaster. >> one expert told us it is like using a squirt begun to put out a forest fire. japanese fire truck using riot control water hoses to tackle red hot nuclear reactor. helicopters swooping overhead dropping bucket after bucket. every effort falling short. but here is the encouraging news. japanese plant operators have connected a new electric power line to the plant. this entire crisis began when the power was knocked out. if the japanese lift the switch for the critical water pump to cool the reactor don't work then it is american pump to the rescue. the pentagon has shipped high pressure pump but no u.s. personnel. once again the japanese will have workers willing to risk their lives operating them. today for the first time a close-up look at how dire things are. you can see reactor 3. charred and billowing ste
now the u.s. navy is racing to the rescuexd about to return and u.s. is flying in 5 giant pump from the navy base and deliver enormous amounts of water after helicopters sprayed water to no avail. martha tonight with the latest on this disaster. >> one expert told us it is like using a squirt begun to put out a forest fire. japanese fire truck using riot control water hoses to tackle red hot nuclear reactor. helicopters swooping overhead dropping bucket after bucket. every effort falling...
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details the britain 1980 of u.s. airmen saw strange light. damaged trees in a forest. >> no doubt about it this is weird. >>reporter: vanished. >> i don't think the ministry has revealed everything by any means. the facts are too disturbing for the majority of the pop la. >> some of them actually have bases and have had bases on planet earth for maybe thousands of years. >>reporter: that was nick watt reporting. by the way every time a big sci-fi blockbuster hits the movie theaters the sightings of uf o go through the roof. let's get another check on the forecast. good nature to watch our spots uf o. >> i don't think so. clouds thicken. my forecast is out of this world but one we would wish for out of this world. rain coming our way tomorrow morning 8:00 o'clock. thickening clouds but dry tomorrow. temperatures in the morning generally in the 50's. by midday we see kbs warming up to about 60 or 64 degrees or so and late afternoon we see high pressure climbing in the mid to upper 60's so pleasant day even with the increasing clouds but rain is
details the britain 1980 of u.s. airmen saw strange light. damaged trees in a forest. >> no doubt about it this is weird. >>reporter: vanished. >> i don't think the ministry has revealed everything by any means. the facts are too disturbing for the majority of the pop la. >> some of them actually have bases and have had bases on planet earth for maybe thousands of years. >>reporter: that was nick watt reporting. by the way every time a big sci-fi blockbuster hits...
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the u.s. will share any information with mexican law enforcement. the mexican president agreed to the flights when met with president obama on march 3. the legality of the flights is in question by critics because mexico's constitution forbids foreign militaries to operate within its territory in extremely limited situations. so the debate is whether over this calls as one of those limited situations. >>> one of the world's best snowplow muslims is fighting for -- best known muslims is fighting for the freedom of two american hijackers jailed in iran. muhammad ali cent a letter asking for the release of the former berkeley students. they have been held on spy charges since 2009. the third hiker sarah shourd of oakland was released last year. he asks them to show mercy and compassion to the hikers. >> a narrow escape for two police officers in st. louis, missouri. watch this tape. police were called in to direct traffic after two separate freeway accidents. a third scent happene accidentn a mot
the u.s. will share any information with mexican law enforcement. the mexican president agreed to the flights when met with president obama on march 3. the legality of the flights is in question by critics because mexico's constitution forbids foreign militaries to operate within its territory in extremely limited situations. so the debate is whether over this calls as one of those limited situations. >>> one of the world's best snowplow muslims is fighting for -- best known muslims is...